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CHARLOTTE, N. C, JUNE 20, -1865. .
Volume 13 Number 671.,
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Published ererj Tuesday,(o)
BY
WILLIAM J. YATES,
EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR. . '
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"WHO ARE TO VOTE.
The following from the Wilmington Herald,
throws some light on the vexed question of vot
ing in the coming N. C. election :
The Herald says : "The President's procla
mation defines who are' not to have voice.. Such
are the fourteen classes exempted from the ben
efits of the amnesty proclamation. Beyond
these, 'Governor Hokien is directed to permit to
hold seats in the constitutional convention di
rected to bo convened, Hid to vote for. de-legates
to that convention, all such as "have previously
taken and subscribed to the oath or amnesty as
set forth in the President's prpclamation of May
L'Oth, 1865, and are voters qualified as prescrib
ed by the constitution and laws of the State of
North Carolina in force immediately before the
20th day of 31 ay, 1801, t he date of the so called
ordinance of secession. So that point is settled.
Therefore the issue to be determined by the
people lies in the constitutional convention
what it shall do and what it shall not do.
It is admitted that that convention shall alter
the constitution so far as to put the state back
into the Union. Of course this must be conce
ded. That is what we all wish, and that is the
object for which the convention is called. Be
yond that, by the rerms of the President's proc
lamation, the great question of suffrage is com
mitted to this convention. The convention, of
conrse, may tinker the constitution of the State
as much, as they please, but as no changes oth
?r than in putting the state back into the Un
ion, and determining the suffrage question are
demanded, it is expected that , none will be
made.
Therefore the great issue lies in the election
of delegates to this convention. This election
will soon be anoounccd.- The terms of the au
thorization of this convention do not provide
i hat its work shall be submitted-to the people
for approval. They may do so or not as they
see iit. The people must therefore take this
matter in hand while they have the power and
determine it. They should take care to elect
no oue as a delegate to this important conven
tion that will not, first and foremost, pledge
himself, unequivocallj' and squarely to submit
the work of the convention to the people for
approval. This must be made' a condition pre
cedent, .unalterable as the laws of the Medes and
the Persians. So. only can the lights of the peo
ple be guarded. .
Then, as the people do not care to incur the
fxpense of a second convention, but desire their
vfosk so well done that they can approve it at
once, care should be taken to choose delegates
vlio will properly represent them on the ques
tion of suffrage. We do not undertake to decide
now whether the people want to extend the
right of suffrage .to negroes or not. But great
care should be taken in selecting delegates with
a view to the settlement of this point, for here
?s the great issue. The convention has power
to settle it. They may permit negroes to vote
and refuse to submit their work to the approval
of the people, and so make it the binding or
ganic law of the cemmon wealth. This is a point
the electors want to understand fully, and then
they will exercise their privileges intelligently.
This is the great issue now . before the people.
Governor ilolden, in a day or two, will tell us
.when it shall be determined.
S The Grand Royal Arch Chapter, A. Y.
Masons, of the State of North Carolina, closed
its "Jth Annual Convocation in Wilmington on
the 7th inst. The following. officers.were elect
ed for the ensuing yr ;
Geo B Waterhouse, G II P ; DD Phillips;
D G'll P ; J W Blount, GK; M Bowes, G
S ; T W Brown, G Treasurer '; Thos B Carr, G
Secretary ; W J Palmer, G C II ; Geo Lauder,
G J S ; Z M Paschall, GR AC; II Mahler,
M 3d -V; A A Hartsfield, G M 2d V; Wm
Robinson, G M 1st V; A Boon, G Tyler; Rev
A P Repiton, G Chaplain; WT J Hicks, Grand
lecturer.
THE UNITED STATES DIRECT TAX.
The United States Tax Commissioner is at
work in Charleston.; A writer in the Courier
answers many inquiries which are daily asked
him, as follows:
The United States tax now being collected
by the Commissioners in. Charleston, is levied
by an Act of' Congress; approved August 5,
1861, arid is a part of a tax for the year ,1861, -upon
the entire real estate of the nation. The
quota of the States then in rebellion not having
been paid, an act was passed in June approved
the 7th 1862, extending the provisions of the
tax law to "insurrectionary districts." It is
under this latter act, as amended February 6, i
I860, and March 3, 1865, that the Commission
ers are now proceeding. " ' 1
By its provisions, as soon as the national mili
tary authority is established .over any political
subdivision ol a State, the law is to go into ef-,
feet. , The Commissioners are directed to assess
a due proportion of the tax upon each - piece of
real estate, whether in town or country, open
an office, and give notice that the tax is payable
and they are prepared to receive it. The assess
ment is to be based on the last valuation made
by the State prior to January 1st, 1861, or in
default of that upon such other valuation as the
Commissioners may be best able to ascertain.
The tax is to be received sixty days from the
giving of the notice, without interest; after that
period interest attaches at the rate of ten per
cent, per year from the first day of July, 1862.
Each tax-payer is to appear at the office of
the Commissioners in person, or in case he can
not so appear, then by his attorney either in
fact or legally appointed, and the attorney must
show that the person whose tax he applies to
pay either has not engaged in the rebellion vol
untarily, or has taken the oath of allegiance to
the United States.
On the expiration of the sixty days all prop
erty on which the tax is unpaid is considered
forfeited to the Unified States, and the Commis
sioners may sell the same by giving thirty days
notice. But the tax uiay be paid at an' time
before the day appointed for sale, by paying the
interest accruing as above stated, and in addi
tion a penalty iqual to one half the tax, which
attaches as soon as the property is advertised
for sale.
After the sale sixty days is allowed for re
demption on payment of purchase money, with
iuterest at the rate of 15 per cent, per year from
time of sale. Any person can redeem within
this time. After that, persons proving loyalty
may redeem at any time within a period of from
one to two years, varying in length according to
their class whether as persons. beyond seas, mi
nors, etc., and according to the discretion of the
Tax Commissioners. An appeal may be made
from the decision of the Tax Commissioners to
the United States Courts. ,
The certificates of sale, however, issued by
the 'Commissioners, can be affected in only one
of three ways : 1st, by showing no tax was
chargeable; 2d, by showing payment of tax; or,
3d, redemption of prpperty.
The Commissioners are empowered to bid in,
under certain regulations, property for the Uni
ted States at the tax sales. The property so
bid in may afterwards be resold in quantities
not to exceed three hundred and twenty acres
to any one purchaser. At these secondary sales,
officers, soluiersj sailors and marines, having
faithfully served in the Army, Nayy or Marine
Corps of the United States for not less than
three months, are entitled to buy, by paying
one fourth the purchase money doWn, and the
balance in three years without interest.
Under certain other regulations the Commis
sioners are, required to bid in lands at the tax
sales for various government and charitable
purposes. More tnan one-half of the lands sold
for taxes in Beaufort District have been so bid
in. Some of these havo beeu set apart for mili
tary purposes, but by far the larger ' share has
been reserved for schools and for ''heads of fam
ilies of the African race," ' to . whom they have
been sold in "small parcels not exceeding, twenty
acres each, at private sa1e,.nd at the nominal
price of one dollar and a quarter to one dollar
and a half an acre. ',.' : ? ..
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Colored Help Wanted. -The Newbern
Times has the following : . ;
'Br Wilson, from Swansboro, informs us that
any quantity of good laborers can obtain the
best of, wages in Onslow. We commend this to
the crowd of loungers around the Market and
the corner of South Front and Middle streets."
Let the ciowd of loafers and idlers, white and
black, that infest our streets on the plea of "no
work to-be had,M make a note of this. There is
no longer any excuse for idleness in this region.
. . Wilmington Herald: ; v , i
THE COTTON CROP. ; v
A correspondent, of the Wionsboro (S.; C.)
News ' gives the following information about
Cotton :
"In a recent number of the New Orleans Price
Current, J. B. Gribble, a mercoant of that city
puts the available cottfln resources of the South
ern States, including the crop which is now in
the ground, at 1,900,000 bales. This figure is
an over-estimate by at least one-third, as the
following approximate statistics will show :
. Crop of 1861, 3,000,000 bales.
1862, ' ' 1,000,000
' 1863, , 500,000
" ' .1864, . 500,000 ;
, " ' v 5,000,000 ;
Exports during war, 1,000,000
Home consumption
for 4 years, - 1,500,000 ;
Burned and otherwise '
destroyed, ; 1,000,000 J
Damaged and rotten
cotton, worthless, 500,000
4,000,000 bales
Surplus,
Crop of 1865,
Total supply,
This amount is
States as follows :
Old crop.
Louisiana' 100,000
Mississippi- 200,000
Texas 100,000
Alabama 250,000
Florida 10,000
Georgia 200,000
South Carolina 130,000
N. C. and(Tenn. 10,000
1,000,000
,350,000 J
1,350,000 "
distributed in tne various
Present crop.
50,000
75,000
75,000
50,000
10,000
50,000
30,000
. 10,000
. 1,000,000 350,0 JO
I.
We consider the estimates of "D." very lib
eral. In fact, we do not believe that, , includ
ing the present crop, there will be anything like
1,350,000 bales of Cotton in the South.
LARGE NOSES. . 1
Phrenologists make great account of the nose.
If any one is disposed to set them down as
dreamers, then we cite Napoleon and other
good judges, who thought very highly of this
member, as a prominent mark of character. By
them a large nose is considered an almt&t never
failing judication of strong will. One can see
this every day -xemplificd om very cojwaion oc
casions. The first time you are on a jsteamboat
take the trouble to notice who firstlrush out
from ic to jump ashore'. They are al big-nosed
people to a man. - You need not t a kofauy body's
word for this, But examine for yourself.
It was. for nothing that a conquerng nation
of antiquity had Roman noses. No timid peo
ple they, who did not know their jbwn minds.
They knew them very well, and made the rest
of the world acquainted with them Jtoo.. Well
developed noses do Dot indicate predominance
of imagination. The Romans were not distin
guished for this faculty; but they appear, in
some way or other, connected with taking the
lead in practical matters. They go before, and
clear the way, where organs of le;ss size and
strength would fail to penetrate and open a pas
sage. They go ahead at fights and fires, and
are foremost in crowds, in riots, and daring un
dertakings; sometimes getting the whole body
into trouble, but then the first tojead the ! way
to an escape. We see them pointing the way
to glory in the warrior and hero, in Washington
and Wellington, and with never-failing forecast,
guiding the sagacity of statesmen. ..
We do not know if it has ever been remark
ed that the Hebrew nation owe their uncommon
excellence in music to this portion'of their phys-.
ics, rather than to' their ears. ' It is customary,:
we are aware, to speak of an ear for tune, ar ear
for time, &e; but e would suggest, with defer
ence, whether it would not be more correct to
say a nose for harmony and song. Certain ic 13
that the descendants of Jubal and Asaph are
among the chief musicians of this day, as the
illustrious characters we have mentioued were
of theirs; and they are- remarkably endowed
with the nasal organ. Evidently, the nose was
not placed in such proximity -with the instru
ments of vocal sound for nothing !" And it is
not only an index of musical eapacity. in its pro
prietor, but an excellent musician itself.
There is now a regular line of. steamers,
running froin;.Wilmington to 2$ew X9K&.a '
I DISCH AEGE ;j OF PRISONERS
I The following general order for the'discharge.
of certain prisoners of war has been issued by
the President of the United. States : - . J V
J War Department, Adjutant Genl's Office, )
I V - Washington; June 6, 1865. j
: The prisoners of war at the several depots in
the North will be discharged under the follow-,
iag regulations and restrictions : '
First All enlisted men of the rebel army,
and petty officers and seamen of the rebel navy,
will be discharged upon taking the oath of alle
giarice. . " ,,
' Second Officers of the rebel army not above
the grade of captain; and of the rebel navy not
above the grade of lieutenant, except such as
have graduated at the. U. S. .Military or Naval
Academy, and such as- held a commission in
.1 .1 Tr-r.r-t - . .
euner tne u. p.. army or navy at the beginning
of the rebellion, may be discharged upon taking
the oath of allegiance.
Third When the discharges hereby-ordered
are completed, regulations will be issued in re
spect to the discharge of officers having higher
rank than captain in the array or lieutenant in
the navy.
Fourth The several commanders of prison
stations will discharge each day as many of the
prisoners hereby authorized to be discharged as
proper rolls can be prepared for, beginning with
those who have been longest in prison and from
the most remote points of the country, and cer
tified rolls will be forwarded daily to the Com
missary (general of Prisoners of those discharged.
The oath of allegiance only will be administered:
but notice will be given that all who desire will
be rjermitthd to take the path of amnesty after
their release in accordance with the regulations
of the Department of State respecting the am
nesty. ,
Fifth The Quartermaster's Department will
furnish transportation to all released prisoners
to the nearest accessible point to their homes by
rail or steamboat.
By order of the President of the U. States,
E. D. Town send, As't A: GenL
An Extra Session. A rumor has been set
afloat from Washington that President Johnson
will probably before long issue a call for an ex
tra session of Congress, and there may be some-
tViIrior in it. Thfl Innc interval nf sit mnntha r,n
the regular meeting of the two Houses may be
longer than the Executive will think it expedi
ent to wait,. especially as each House, upon the
question of admitting he members elected
thereto from any' State, is the absolute judge
yex or nay. Thus the concurrence of the two
Houses is necessary to the consummation of the
work of reconstruction in each and all of the
late rebellious States.v In this view, and in or
der to secure some uniform system in a law from
Congress, it is not improbable that President
Johnson may call an extra session, and lay be
fore the two Houses not only his general pro
gramme of reconstruction, but some important
suggestions in reference to the rener ana en
couragement to labor and trade of the impover
ished white and emancipated black population
of the South, and in . reference, also,- to their
rights of property,' confiscations and taxations
He Way likewise find it expedient to call for
some measures of ' legislation touching our na
tional finances and national debt, anc the ques
tion of a' general bankrupt law. Upon all these
things there i3 proper work for a special session
of Congress ; andryet it is possible that, looking
to practical results, Andy Johnson may deter
mine to do without the assistance of the fussy
and impracticable Northern abolition radicals as
long ; as possible. 'N. Y. Herald. ' ,
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. WrLMiNGTO.v and Manchester . Rail:
ROAD -i A' meeting of tha President and Di
rectors of the Wilmington and Manchester Rail
road Company was held in this place on yester
day, and such steps taken as will put the road,
in running order by the middle of August next
perhaps sooner, provided the labor necessary
to hasten the work, can be obtained at the offers.
made of S12 per month, and prompt pay, with
rations -furnished of four pounds of meat and
and one-fourth . . of a bushel of meal per week.
We understand the company wish to employ a
hrge number of. laborers at and- near-- Sumter,
-and Little Pee Dee, and we hope men enough
will seek this employment to repair "the road in.
the time stated ahoy el -filming ton Herald.
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A Richmond letter says, a membr of the Eog
lish Parliament' has offered General Lee a splen
did residence in London and . a sum of money,,
the interest of which would support hixEself and
family for bie. V i;.jj.V -; :-,'.'. v